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Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth studies intangible concepts such as self-control and grit to determine how they might predict both academic and professional success. She left a high-flying job in consulting in return for a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school, then discovered something about the power of true passion of perseverance….

Training and Education – What is the correct value for you?

Training and Education – What is the correct value for you?

As Continuous Improvement practitioners, it is natural (even a passion) to always seek ways to improve ourselves and the value we drive to our colleagues and the companies for which we work.  During our quest for this personal and professional development, sometimes we know precisely which areas we wish to improve our skillsets and where…

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Not what it used to be – American higher education

The Economist reports on the growing problem in regard to higher educational institutions in America: They represent declining value for money to their students. While at first glance, American higher education seems to be in good health, in actual fact it is not what it used to be. Actually, there is growing anxiety in America about…